Chapter 9 - The Hamptons Wiretap**
By 4:00 AM, the estate was quiet again under the watch of four trusted private guards hired directly by Clara.
Julian sat in his private study on the second floor, looking at a stack of historic corporate filings spread across his desk.
Clara walked in carrying a silver tray with two steaming mugs of black coffee.
She set one down beside him, completely ignoring the silver pieces still lying damaged downstairs.
“Howard Sterling created the secondary trust in 2019,” Clara said, sitting down across from him. “He used your father’s failing memory to get his signature on the codicil.”
“Why would my father sign over his grandson’s life to his worst enemy?” Julian asked, his voice hollow with exhaustion.
“Because your father believed Leo wasn't your biological son,” Clara stated flatly.
Julian stared at her in total disbelief. “What did you just say?”
“Pamela had an affair with Howard Sterling’s younger brother six years ago,” Clara revealed without flinching. “She planted a falsified DNA test in your father’s safe to force him into signing the secondary trust.”
Julian stood up so fast his chair crashed backward against the bookcase.
“That’s impossible,” Julian gasped. “Leo has my mother’s eyes!”
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“He is your son, Julian,” Clara assured him firmly, reaching into her pocket. “And I have the real lab results right here.”
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